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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1916)
TTTFj RITXT)AT OTfEGONTAN, PORTLAND, APRIL 2, 1916. SHERIFF TO HELP HEN TO REFORM BUREAUS OF PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ELECT DIRECTORS FOR COMING YEAR. SEWERCASECAUSES POINTED MISSIVES NOV! The Ideal Planting Time This is Sweet Pea Week Discipline, However, Will Be Enforced at Kelly Butte Under New Regime. Commisioner Dieck and Chair man Caldwell Exchange Written Compliments. 1 .. r -l rr 1. i -fzars t .J , "iV I ". l If C ' - U I V y J r ,f j "aSM. i v - S 'if - w-S. T r SOME PAY TO BE ALLOWED Sanitation to Be Considered Care fully and Steps Taken to In sure Health for Workers. Honor System in Mind. Sheriff Hurlburt's taking over the 5 management of Kelly Butte at the re ? quest of the County Commissioners J marks an epoch in the penal rock- crushing plant. He is going to apply ' the same economical and disciplinary methods, mixed with some humanity, that have been, in vogue at the County ' Jail since he began his administration i there. , Kelly Butte, being a rockpile plant I tor the working of prisoners in the 1 open, will give Sheriff Hurlburt a wider field for carrying out his ideas on the ; subject. He is going to make a "man " hood factory" of the plant. Plenty of open air and sunshine and wholesome I and nourishing food for the prisoner- workers will yield both health and strength. Cleanliness and' more hygiene I will be- effective aids to further effi- ciency. . y Reward Sjntem to Be Adopted. T Sheriff Hurlburt has worked out a I further plan whereby he believes he J can help to make men out of some of those who have fallen into the crim . inal net. He will adopt the reward sys- tern among the inmates by compensat ; ing those who are proficient. This will t be an incentive to the prisoner to great it er effort at rock-breaking and deport 5 mcnt; at the same time it will serve j an economic purpose in yielding more j "little ones" from the "big : ones'' for j the county roads at considerably less cost. It is the purpofce of Sheriff Hurlburt ' to pay 15 cents or even 25 cents a day to those prisoners who show an inter- est in and desire to get along by earn- ing enough during their confinement to aid them to a job and respectability ' when they are discharged. Their earn ; ings will accumulate from day to day. ; Thirty days at 15 cents a day would ; yield $4.50. For 60 days it would ; amount to $9, and so on. ; Self-Kespcct to Be Rextorrd. The county is going to pay this small ; wage. And Sheriff Hurlburt figures it a. good investment. It will be both practical and economic, because reward ; is always an incentive and in this case the results from the induced industry and effort will operate in cutting down the cost of producing crushed rock per- haps a third, if not more. At the 5ame ', time the system must be also produc ? tive of more manhood among those ! whose feet have slipped from straight ; and narrow road. Of course there are hardened cri m : Simla to be dealt with in this general J scheme. Most of these will have, per I haps, little consideration for Sheriff ; Hurlburt's system. In fact, the Sheriff knows this. His administration at the i County Jail in handling prisoners of all : sorts arms him with an experience that ; makes him chary of the "old offender." i in the matter of placing confidence in J him beyond his merit. Reciprocity In Demanded. ; However, while this character of in : mate will receive the same considera tion, if he fails to avail himself of it , it will be all the worse for him. This system is one of reciprocity, too. Good ! treatment is expected to be paid back i in similar' coin. Sheriff Hurlburt says 1 to his charges: i "Here, 'boys,' you are human and i have lost your 'toe hold" for the nonce; '. R chance is offered you to make men of yourselves, to earn enough even in - confinement to help you to an honest job later, and also to retrieve your self esteem. Meantime, you will have -wholesome food, warm raiment, good ' treatment, clean cells and healthful ' surroundings. Now, it is up to you to ' make good. Those of you who do not . want this chance may leave it alone. j It is not compulsory. It is optional. 4 Honor Syiitem. in Mind. Another feature of Sheriff Hurlburt's i plan is gradually to put in the "honor" system and service at Kelly Butte. The ' County Jail has a Kangaroo court. It . is as scrupulous and punctillious in its procedure and punishments among prisoners as a. real court of law. It breathes as well as exacts a dignity that is analogous to that of the real tribunal. This system is successful . wherever it has been tried. "Tom' . Tynan, warden of the Colorado Peniten Tiary, has brought it to the highest f ficiency. It is working wonders all over the country. It is even being in " troduced in the Federal prisons, notably . the one at Leavenworth. Kx- arden Osborne of Sing Sing put it in vogue there and his successor is following the same lines. In fact, all the states prisons are rapidly coming to the new idea. ALL FOOLS' DAY OBSERVED Vnsuspecting Victims Greatly Con fused Try Time-Honored Customs All Fools" day, a sort of holiday given over to the frivolous, was observed to the usual extent in Portland yester day. There were loud rings of door bells, fake telephone calls, people were sent on misleading errands and 1 great deal of confusion resulted from the observance of the time-honored customs of the day. All Fools' day owes its prestige as offering a holiday for the funmaker, to the fact that in olden days the new year started then. Alter it was changed, when the calendar was re vised, many thoughtless ones were fooled by others who pretended to carry out the new year observances on that day as before. Then when their victim ' accepted the attention in the usual New Year spirit, they were at once ' reminded of their folly and dubbed April fools. CONSUMERS' WEEK NEAR Clubwomen of Six States "Will Cele brate April 3 to 9. Portland clubwomen are joining with the clubwomen of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Nevada in cele brating Western clubwomen's Consum ers' week from April 3 to 9. The members of all the federated or ganizations will encourage the use and purchase of articles grown and, manu fnctured in the Vestern states. Mrs. Charles H. Castner, of Hood River. president of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs, has sent a letter to all the presidents of the clubs of the stato federation; asking them to urge the o servance of this week. Governor Withy- combe on aiarcn J, issued a proclama tion declaring the week "Western Club women's Consumers Week." L Li - 'A 1 Industries S an ufaciureTV. E . ' , , , ; i vt - ' v 1 I X ' 1 5 ""Wtos t fa- 1 ' Srvf I 1 f ! A Wllem Albert ?1 ' r, 11 II '4 rector? Zeveoz m en i i v ' 'VI , ' J ' ' 4 "I ..... i. LATTER'S OFFER DECLINED Councilman Says Ho Will Not Attend Civil Service Hearing Tomorrow Xieht, In View of City In - vestigation Tuesday. l'ruvtically all of the directors whose terms expired on the board of the Chamber of Commerce this year were returned, usually by unanimous vote, at the meetings of the various bureaus in the past week, and the per sonnel of the board remains practically unchanged. Cases where new directors were chosen were the civic bureau, Oregon development bureau and grain bureau. i The complete list of directors chosen at the meetings of the bureaus in the past week follows: It embers' coun cil, Frank K. Smith; industries and manufacturers, O. K. Heintz and John Tait; retail merchants, J. C. Knglish; publicity and conventions, J. C. Ainaworth; Oregon development, H. L. Corbett; civic bureau, W. K. Coman; grain bureau, T. It. Wilcox and William Albers; trade and commerce, Nathan Strauss; legislation and taxation, Edgar B. Piper; traffic fcnd transportation, C. B. Woodruff. Election of president for the coming' year will be at the annual meeting of the board of directors, April 7. STORES FOLLOW MILL OREdOX CITY TRADE EXPANDS, 1)1 i: TO HAW LEV PROJECT. Once Vacant ItnildiiiKM Now In TJe and Construction Work of All Kind Is in ProreM. OREGON' CITY. Or., April 1. (Spe cial.) The construction of the $750,000 addition to the Hawley Pulp & Paper Company's plant here, which is now well under way, has resulted in a gen eral business revival in Oregon City. On Main street, between Sixth and the site of the new mill on Third, six storerooms which have been vacant lor months have been tilled up with a wide assortment of enterprises. The list in cludes a dry goods store, a carpenter and builder's shop, a second-hand store, a machine shop and two poolhalls. The paper company bought the old site of the Oregon City laundry, and the laundry was forced to find a new home. This building on Fifth street just off Main is now nearing comple tion. It is two stories high and will be modern in equipment. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company and the Western Union, which up to a month ago occupied offices in. the same building, now have separate offices in order that the local branches of the two companies may have enough room. Vacant houses In Oregon City are few, and plans are being prepared for the construction of a number of new homes this Summer. Local merchants report that business is picking up. Zinc Carbonate Claims Located. CANTON CITY. Or., April 1. (Sne elal.) Zinc carbonates assaying $49 a (on is the latest mineral discovery upon Canyon Mountain. J. C. Andrus and J. G. Kane made the strike, and have located five claims in the region of the find. They will commence to de velop the claims immediately. Hotary Club to Dine at Heed College. Members of the Rotary Club will meet at Reed College for a luncheon Tuesday noon. April 11. They will be entertained at this time by singers from Tuskfgee Institute, Alabama, and after the luncheon will attend an il lustrated lecture, showing the project ed development of Reed College. T . .... ........ ....... .T p i i i ir . I fB$&&i$BM$h::: ' ft lllif i iWtr : 1 4 j:- ' ; ' . : : Harry Madge, Portland Boy, A ho 4 LcaTm to Join Thirteenth Car- 4 LOCAL HAN OFF TO WAR FORMER IlEGl'LAH CAVALRYMAN ANSWERS CALL TO ARMS. An exchange of pointed letters be tween City Commissioner Dieck and George W. Caldwell, chairman of the Municipal Civil Service Board, is the latest break of diplomatic relations between the two officials over the alleged Montavilla trunk sewer frauds which Mr. Caldwell dug up at a hear ing last Tuesday of the case of Harry CJurr, a discharged sewer inspector. Mr. Caldwell, in a letter sent to Mr. Dieck, politely called him and City At torney LaRoche falsifiers. Mr. Dieck, in reply, informed Mr. Caldwell that he (Dieck) will not' participate in the proposed second session of the hear ing set for tomorrow night, but will submit his testimony to the Council, which will take up an investigation of the alleged frauds Tuesday morn ing, beginning at 9 o'clock. Mr. Dieck said the Montavilla sewer proposition has absolutely nothing to do with the case of Harry Gurr. which was the case before the Civil Service '.Board. For that reason, Mr. Dieck said. Mr. Caldwell had no right to bring up the Montavilla case. Statement Called Intnit. In his letter to Mr. Dieck received yesterday Mr. Caldwell said: My attention has been called to a public statement reputed to have ben made by yourself and Mr. LaRoche. the City Attorney, to the erfect that you were not accoroea an opportunity to introduce any testimony In rebuttal aa to the Montavilla Sewer, at the hearing of the Harry Gurr case on Tues day. March S. I beft to say that such state ment Is untrue, and 'further, that no re quHt has been made, either by you or Mr. .aRoche. to eall any witness or witnesses in rebuttal, other than you called on the day of the hearing;. You are aware that I remained at the City ilall hearing; this case in question un til seven o'clock P. M., on Tuesday evening, and that it was impossible, to remain longer to hear any further testimony on that even ing, and it you had any testimony to intro duce it was your privilege and your duty to have made a request for another sitting, or at least advise me that you desired to be heard further. You are therefore advised that there will be a special meeting of the board at the City Hall on Monday evening, April 3. 1010. at the hour of 7::to o'clock, for a final hear- ng and disposition of the Ourr case, and lr you have any testimony which you desire to Introduce you win Kindly notliy me sec retary of this board and subpenas will be Immediately issued and served. Mr. Dieck Decline. To which Commissioner Dieck replied yesterday as follows: I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor f March SO with reference to a proposed continuance of the hearing on the appeal of Harry Gurr. Inspector, discharged for permitting acceptance or derectlve worn on a sewer in Kast Alder street, between East Korty-f Itth and East Forty-ninth streets, and to reply as follows: Through the sudden adjournment of the hearing on March -S and the oversight ot the Civil Service Board in not announcing a date for continuance of the hearing, it was concluded by both me and tho City Attorney that the case of Harry Gurr had been terminated. During the hearing of this case, some of the witnesses, by Insinuation an innuendo, encouraged a belief in the pub- lie mind that in the construction of the Montavilla sewer there had been gross fraud and criminal collusion. The adjournment of the Board did not allow submission of rebuttal testimony and, proceeding from the belief that the Civil Hervlce Board would conduct no further hearings on the appeal of Harry Gurr, the City Kngineer, at the regular meeting of the Council on March 20. with my full ap proval. made request upon the Council for a searching examination into the condition of the Montavilla sewer, in order that the open attack upon his professional reputation might be fully met. This request was granted by the Council, which fixed tho opening hearing as of April 4. at 0 A. M. Inasmuch as the Coun cil has determined to undertake such an examination within -4 hours of the time of the hearing proposed by the Civil Service Board, it seems to me unwise to accept the Board's offer to hear our witnesses. No doubt you will agree that duplication of this sort would be an unwarranted public expense and throw unusual burdens upon the force of this department. Furthermore, as far as It Is concerned, this department has no additional testimony of moment to Introduce relative to the dis charge of Harry Gurr for cause. I there fore inform you that I am not desirous of having any hearing on April 3 before your Civil Service Board. The government authorities of India are taking steps to revive the silk industry In that land, which, formerly Important, lias steadily declined of recent years. An expert lias I een appointed to study conditions in silk-producing countries and formulate rec ommendations for. the consideration of the rovHrnmpnt. HOTELS. airy and Proceed Into Mexico. Harry Mndge Will Join Thirteenth Howe In Mexico Served Here In Militia Battery A. Harry Mudge, 24 91.4 Clay street, a former member of the United States Cavalry, and more recently a popular member of Battery A, Field Artillery. Oregon National Guard, will leave Portland Tuesday night for the Mexi can border, where he will join the Thirteenth United States Cavalry and proceed into the interior of Mexico. Mr. Mudge offered his services to the War Department shortly after the call for 25,000 men to strengthen the organizations engaged in the punitive expedition after Francisco Villa. The War Department notified the local re cruiting office and Mr. Mudge was immediately accepted and preparations made for his leave-taking. He was assigned to the Thirteenth Cavalry, which is now supposed to be about 300 miles into the interior of Mexico. Mr. Mudge saw active service with the Eighth United States Cavalry in the Philippines, and with the Fourth Cavalry in Hawaiian Territory. By right of this service he is ' a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He became a member of Battery A, Ore gon National Guard, last October. He has received honorable discharge from the militia and his discharge from the regular regiments of the United States Army was with a character of "excellent." Mr. Mudge has been a resident of Portland about a year. He ia a native of Michigan, mm Seattle's Famou Hotel Finecentral location. Every modern appointment. Cate one offinestontho Coast. RATES f per dir up with use of Data. Z pel day and up wnb private bh. HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO Goary Street, ust oil Union Square European Plan $1.50 a day up Breakfast 50a Lunch 50c Dinner 1 1 .00 Most Famous Meals In the United States Kew steel and concrete structure. Center of theater, cafe and retail districts. On carlines transferring all over city. Take Municipal car line direct to door. Motor Sua meets trains ana ateamers THIS IS OUR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT We Have on Hand SEVERAL. HIGH-CLASS. SEVEN' - lASSKGKIl CARS. which we are going to dispose of this week regardless of prices and at your own terms. These cars are all rebuilt and in excellent condition, so you can't afford to overlook this opportunity to buy a high-class car at such a low price. 3VORTHWEST AUTO CO., 331 Coach Street. Rear Broadway. . :zT s?v Stock and Seeds planted now in well - worked, warm soil will give quicker and probably better results than those planted before our last wet cold spell. SWEET PEAS For a profusion of very choice long- stemmed flowers, in separate colors, plant our Popular 75c Collection of Spencerw, (7 colors). Special this week 50c1 For the Very Latent Introduction plant our NoTellr Collection of Giant Speneera (3 kinds, value $1.40). Special at $1.00 For Mixed plant It. Il.'s Giant Spencer Mfxtnre. Sealed packets only at U5e per oz. ROSE BUSHES, FLOWERING SHRUBS, RHODODENDRONS i la Don't de- planting- of Aarnery Stock.. Season has been very backward and now' b ur inrai lime. ljdmu arm uiioice LUt-"iv at our i rm tara, iid nd MadlMon. opposite City Hall. Phone Ala.in 5549 or A 4715. LAWN GRASS, FERTILIZER AND ROLLERS Why not have a Lawn that you can be proud of? Consult ua about Lawn Seed that Ik I-nwn Seed and not pasture frranfi. Wonder Odor less Fertiliser, Water Weight l-nnn Roller, ;N ew I'atent Weed Killing Tools and I'ullerw and the "Ivirk." MjMtem of ferti lizing and spraying. Beautiful Flowers Why not have them in .profusion for yourself and your friends who have no g-arden space? Let us make up for you a combination of Plants, Bulbs and Seeds that will give flowers from now until frost. The Four Routledpe Brothers, 'with their experience, abil ity and desire to help you, are at your service. ROUTLEDGE SEED & FLORAL CO. 169-145 2d Street S'infloiuzr Wall Papers Best Under the Sun The Cheapest Way to Decorate Wall paper I not only the finent and motet heantlfnl wall decoration It lit the cheapest because It last longer than any other beeaune yon do not tire of an attractively de signed paper as you do of plain wall" becanae a papered room requires lens furniNhinM than a room with plain walls -and because our new method of selllnir mall paper makes It cheaper than ever before In the history of this city. Let Us Show You Printed Oatmeal Paper An attract ive conventional desigrn. in tan Oatmeal paper, in grreen, brown, ro.se, black and Kilt. A beautiful paper of the very highest quality, durably col ored. Today it would cost more to manufacture thin paper than we ask for it. Worth Sue a roll. Our price 15c a roil about 92. 50 a room. Self-Tone Striped Oatmeal Of all wall decorations the Oat meal papers are the most durable and the most popular. Here is an attractive living-room or hall paper in green with self-toned stripes, worth easily 25c to uUc a roll. Our price 1 2c a roll about 15---5 t room. Dainty -rny Striped Crown Paper Mere is a very charming liprht-toned paper, printed every ten feet with a beautiful chrysanthemum border design. When this paper is hung "the flower desisrn makes a continuous border around the room, priving1 a wonderfully effective decoration, and saving" the expense of a sepamto border. This paper comes in three d i f ft; rent colorings : blue and pray, yellow and gray and violet and gray. A very exclusive a nd up-to-date wall paper worth 3.;c a roll. Our price Sc a roll about $1.50 a room. These are Juttt a few examples of how we are mnkinc: It cheaper to have beautifully decorated walls In rich har monious and t linlt colorlnK, than dull, monotonous plain colored -Mai In. . Make your home cheerful with, attractive wn 11 decoration. All of our paper are .shown on f?reat wall-ftlzcd display ftcreens with border, etc.. Just mm they will appear on your wall. It Im en fy to make your selection and as enjoyable to look, over these beautiful screens as a visit to an art tcnl lery. If you can't come to our More ask yonr paperhanper to Show jou t he Sunflower Sample Books The Klncst Wall Paper Store in the West. UNITED WALL PAPER STORES CO. 248 Washington Street Between Second and Third Phone Marshall 2428 a m m l m N iv. r 1 IS hafs 1 I ? AO. lOO 4 I:. IRVIX'G ST. The Biggest Bargain in Laurelhurst $6000 for $3900 Very attractive, strictly modern lH-story, seven-room home, located on a larpe, sightly corner, two short blocks to car. in the best section of LAURELHURST. Extra large living and dining-rooms, cozy den or music rooms, large kitchen, two large, well-ventilated bedrooms on first floor. EleepinR-porch on second floor, and extra large attic in which three addi tional rooms can be built, elaborate buffet, hardwood floors, massive fire place, good furnace, cement porch, garage runway, newly decorated and painted, nice lawn and shrubbery. This beautiful, practically new home cost the owner JKCinO threi years ago, but he lost It, and present owner, who had to take it over, will sell it for $3900 on easy terms. Owner at house all (lav Sundav. Take Monta villa or Laurelhurst car to Mirimar Place (which is Thirty-third Street) and walk two short blocks north. Phone Tabor iMo.
